Go-Go Sox Rocked Chicago; Like 2005 Sox, '59 Team Was Good in 1-Run Games
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) › October 19, 2005
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CHICAGO (AP) - Those "Go-Go Sox" stole more bases than they hit homers, were built for defense and speed, batted .250 as a team and had a 39-year-old as their ace.
When the White Sox last ended a four-decade pennant drought, the year was 1959: Castro came to power in Cuba, Alaska and Hawaii came on board as states, the St. Lawrence Seaway opened and a first- class stamp cost four cents.See the full content of this document
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Go-Go Sox Rocked Chicago; Like 2005 Sox, '59 Team Was Good in 1-Run Games
It was also the year current Chicago coaches Harold Baines and Greg Walker were born.
Managed by Al Lopez, the White Sox featured the up-the-middle defense of shortstop Luis Aparicio and steady second baseman Nellie Fox and the pitching ...See the full content of this document
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